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PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley has more meaningful football to play this season, giving the Philadelphia Eagles running back a better chance at making a serious run at breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record. Barkley ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter alone and finished with 150 in Sunday's 36-33 loss to Washington. Barkley leads the NFL with 1,838 yards rushing for the season through 15 games. He still needs two big outings in the final games of the season to top Dickerson and his 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984. Barkley is 268 yards away from passing Dickerson for the season mark and 162 shy from becoming the ninth player in NFL history with 2,000 yards rushing in a season.
